Bulletin — Isaac Lamb, Brenden Clarke, Ruairí Bradley...
DIRECTORS' LIBRARY
August 13, 2026
CAMPAIGN
Isaac Lamb directs ‘The Calm & The Chaos’ for Stone Island.
Tracing the enduring dialogue between American and British hardcore scenes.
DANCE SHORT
Brenden Clarke directs ‘Now You Saw Me’.
A man moves desperately around a woman he cannot reach, embodying the turmoil of an unsettled mind.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Ruairí Bradley directs ‘We Beg To Differ’.
In the underground world of diffing, a community finds solace in their passion, as they navigate personal struggles both on and off the road.
Footnotes
Berlin Commercial ‘State of Taste’ — Berlin Commercial takes place September 9 at Kino International. A full-day programme across the entire cinema brings together award-winning screenings, stage talks and the international creative community.
BERLIN COMMERCIAL ↗︎
32nd Sarajevo Film Festival Masterclasses Programme — In the Masterclass sidebar and organised meetings with audiences, festival-goers have a chance to meet and hear from Paweł Pawlikowski, Asghar Farhadi, Emily Watson, Diego Luna, Céline Sciamma, and Woody Harrelson.
SARAJEVO TIMES ↗︎
70th BFI London Film Festival Spotlights UK Producers — Two of the UK’s most successful producers, Pippa Harris (The Beatles, Hamnet, 1917) and James Wilson (The Zone of Interest, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Under the Skin), will have individual Spotlight Conversations to discuss their careers, current projects and navigating the international film and TV market in a rapidly changing landscape.
BFI ↗︎
Tim Pope on his videos for the Cure, Bowie, Queen, Soft Cell… — As video director to the stars in the golden age of MTV, Tim Pope’s trademark was putting his very famous clients in uncomfortable or dangerous situations.
THE GUARDIAN ↗︎
David Cronenberg lends his voice to Charli XCX’s latest album — In a recent sit-down video interview with Zane Lowe, Charli XCX discussed how the mediums named on her latest album, Music, Fashion, Film, led to legendary horror filmmaker David Cronenberg to guest on the haunting final track “No One Lasts Forever.”
PARADE ↗︎
Q&A with Adam Meeks — Adam Meeks is a NY-based director whose work stems from a personal place and often blurs the line between fiction and nonfiction.
LE CINEMA CLUB ↗︎
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